If you know in your heart you’re a great architectural designer, then we want to know you. If, moreover, you’re looking for an outstanding opportunity to advance your career, then you want to know us. But this is business. We’re not asking you to make a leap of...

In Part One of this discussion of deck remodeling we looked at the “why” and the “how” of these projects. We noted that restoration and repair of worn or broken deck elements are often what turns a homeowner’s thoughts to remodeling. A deck, after all, is a part of...

As Los Angeles area deck builders, we’re seeing more and more clients who want to take it to the next level. Our designers are totally into it. Multi-level decks very neatly address three kinds of practical matters. One, adaptation to sloping or hilly lots....

In Part One of this walk through a deck project, the Los Angeles deck builder and client reached full and informed agreement on the design and costs. Both parties signed a contract with full hearts and confidence. Before any building can begin, however, there are...

The word “pergola” came down to us from the late Latin “pergula,” and to Spanish as “la pérgola,” and all three refer to the same thing. A pergola was a great thing in Roman times and is today, too. Useful, versatile, economical, sturdy, and when...